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June, 2014

                          
THE PATHWAYS SCHOOLS/CROSSWOOD, INC.
NEWSLETTER 
Two Pathways students received Cardin Scholarships this year from the Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities.  These competitive scholarships are awarded to students who have exhibited outstanding perseverance and academic growth.
The students will use their scholarships to take classes at Prince George's and Anne Arundel Community Colleges.
PATHWAYS CROSSLAND ALUMNI
NEWS
Javon Wright, Class of 2012, is currently attending St. Augustine College in North Carolina.  A sophomore this year, he studies Business  Administration and has earned a 3.65 GPA and is on the Dean's List.  This summer he has an internship at the IRS.  He will join a fraternity in the fall.  He rooms with another Pathways alum at St. Augustine, Clarence Boyd.


 
Delonte Gassaway, class of 2010, always intended to pursue a career in the Marines.  He was a leader in ROTC while at Crossland and was the only student from his graduating class to be accepted into the Marines.  In 2011 he visited Pathways to thank his teachers and supporters.  At that time, he posed proudly in his dress uniform, having just graduated 3rd in his training class of 90 Marines.  Now years into his career, he returned to Pathways again  in October 2013, on his way to his assignment in Cypress. He made a presentation  encouraging people to stay true to their goals and
  answered questions from staff and students. He is pictured here with Pathways Crossland Student of the Year, Edward Smith, and Morgan Dandridge, runner up.
Making the Impossible Possible
in 2013-14 our students...
 

 

 

succeeded at the High School Assessments and earned   state diplomas    

 

   

 

 

    

took steps to take charge of their careers and professions through the Young Entrepreneurship Program

 

 

 

 

around the table at lab
  

designed a rain garden at the SciTech Student Learning Laboratory in Baltimore

 

 

  

  

 

  

expressed themselves creatively during arts residencies in painting, dance, mosaic, and steel drums

Blake at work on the grounds of Building Hope

Blake Sikes, a junior at Pathways-Edgewood, is an honor roll student and a young person who puts enormous effort into helping others.  He maintains a high GPA while participating in athletics and devoting as much as 10 hours a week to

working with Building Hope, a local nonprofit assisting

As a way of saying thanks, Building Hope arranged to have its volunteers meet with Redskins players and cheerleaders. Blake was happy to pose with two of them!

displaced families with housing and support services.  Whether he is helping to landscape and maintain the grounds of Building Hope's apartment house, or carrying furniture in and out as families come in or move on, or setting up holiday trees in various stores for Building Hope's angel gift drive, Blake is unfailing in his energy and determination.  He has impressed everyone with his consistency and willing attitude, so much so that he will be honored at Building Hope's Gala later this month.